Tea felt uneasy as she walked home through the park that evening, it was the middle of winter so it had gotten dark very quickly.
Because she was thinking about how cold her feet were and how far she had left to walk she didn't notice the footsteps behind her until they were almost upon her.
She felt her heartbeat pounding in her chest as she quickened her pace; it nearly stopped when she heard whoever was behind her do the same.
Don't be ridiculous she told herself silently it's highly unlikely that the person who murdered Mindy would be back at the crime scene so soon.
She sped up anyway.
After a while she decided she was being silly and turned to face whoever was behind her.
As she turned the person behind her tackled her to the ground. Her terrified scream was cut off as her attacker clamped a rough hand over her mouth.
This can't be happening she thought desperately as she was dragged into the bushes by the path.
She suddenly felt her body going numb and realised with horror that he must have injected her with something to immobilise her.
Once she was completely still her attacker leaned over her holding something long and shiny.
Oh my god she screamed silently it's a saw, this psycho is going to kill me with a saw!
Grinning maliciously her attacker lent down to begin the slow process of removing her head.
As he did his face was bathed in light from a nearby streetlight.
She was shocked beyond belief as she recognised the face of the person grinning down at her.
"Why?" she managed to rasp out with the last of her strength.
The only reply the killer gave as he began his work was a long cold laugh that echoed into the otherwise silent night.
"Another body was found in Domino central park less than an hour ago, the police are almost positive that this is the work of the same person who killed schoolgirl Mindy Bryce only a little over twenty four hours ago, the police do not have any suspects so far and the only apparent connection between the two girls is that they both attended Domino high school." The news reporter said in his trademark flat tone.
A piece of paper is passed to him.
"Ah I have just been handed new information" he continued "The police have named the second victim as sixteen year old Tea Gardner, she was found mutilated in the same fashion as Mindy Bryce, beheaded with no sign of the head".
Joey dropped his fork and stared open mouthed at the TV. It took him quite a while to register that the phone was ringing.
Shakily he answered it to find that it was an almost hysterical Tristan.
"Oh my god Joey did you see the news!" He cried.
"Yeah, I can't believe it" Joey answered tearfully "Who on earth would want to hurt Tea?".
"I dunno but if I ever get my hands on the guy…" Tristan said angrily, breaking off to sob quietly.
The group were very subdued as they sat at their desks waiting for the teacher to arrive. They had all seen the news and they all kept looking at Tea's empty desk.
The teacher strode in and everyone fell silent. "I'm afraid I have even more bad news" she said solemnly "Tea Gardner was found dead this morning".
Everyone looked sad and scared.
Yugi was so overcome with emotion that he put his head on his desk so no one would see him crying.
Everyone gathered at Yami's new flat after school. (A short while ago Shadi separated the spirits from the hosts. Yami and Yami Bakura now have their old bodies back and are living together so that Yami can keep an eye on Yami Bakura.)
Everyone was a lot quieter than usual.
Suddenly the bedroom door opened and Yami Bakura walked out in his underwear.
"Hey guys" he said cheerfully.
"Oh, does he not know?" Tristan asked, turning to Yami.
"He knows" Yami replied through gritted teeth.
"It's such a wonderful day isn't it?" Yami Bakura continued, skipping towards the kitchen, "I'm hungry, anyone else want anything?".
Everyone just stared at him coldly.
"Fine" he shrugged and went into the kitchen.
"Oh my god how can you bear to live with someone as horrible as him?" Duke asked Yami.
"I have to, Ra knows how many people he'd hurt if I wasn't watching him" Yami replied miserably.
"Hey can I smell chicken?" Joey said hopefully, sniffing at the air.
"Yeah" Yami said, puzzled "But where is it coming fro…" he broke off suddenly and his face paled "oh Ra no!" he cried and ran towards the kitchen.
Ten seconds later a loud bang blasted from the kitchen and a thick plume of smoke poured into the living room.
Coughing, Tristan ran into the kitchen.
When he got there he could see that the cooker had exploded.
Yami Bakura was lying amongst the remains of the kitchen table and Yami was plastered against the wall opposite the hole where the cooker used to be with a chicken splattered on his face.
An hour later they were all at the hospital waiting for the doctor to tell them that the two Yami's were ok.
"Well, neither of them sustained any serious burns but they both have broken bones I'm afraid" the doctor told them.
"Will day be ok?" Joey asked anxiously.
"They'll be fine" the doctor replied "they just need rest, they should be back to normal in about six weeks".
Once the doctor had gone they all went into the room the two Yami's were sharing.
Yami was propped up on some pillows reading a magazine; he had a cast on his right arm and bruising on his face from the chicken.
Yami Bakura was staring out the window; he had a cast on his left leg, a bandage around his chest and no eyebrows.
"Hey Yami are you ok?" Yugi asked worriedly, perching on the edge of the bed.
"I've had worse" Yami replied, tossing the magazine onto his bedside cabinet.
"What actually happened?" Tristan asked Yami once Yugi had finished hugging him.
"Every time that idiot over there tries to cook something the cooker explodes, he has that effect on anything that involves moving parts" He answered sulkily giving Yami Bakura a very unfriendly look.
Yami Bakura just stuck his tongue out and pulled a silly face at Yami.
"The heads of the murdered teenagers Mindy Bryce and Tea Gardner were found early this afternoon in Angel heart cemetery. Police are asking for anyone who saw anything strange over the last two days to come forward." Marik switched the TV off and sighed.
In his opinion Tea was the last person who deserved such a horrible death.
He picked up the phone and tried to call Yami Bakura to see if he was ok now that he was back home but the line was busy so he called Bakura instead.
